Alice Braunstein
Published December 8, 2003
Bainbridge Island resident Alice Braunstein, age 92, died Dec. 8 at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born Feb. 24, 1911 in New Haven, Conn., the daughter of Jacob and Miriam (Shapiro) Rosofsky.
She became an RN in New York City in 1932. Her nursing career took her from Massachusetts to California, Florida and Seattle.
She was always an active member of the local Jewish community, and prided herself on being its eldest member.
She was an avid reader and crotchetier, and her afghans are “everywhere.”
She volunteered at the Kline Galland Nursing Home in Seattle.
She is survived by one daughter, Carol Shakow, Indianola; one son, William Strauss, Anchorage, Alaska; and four grandchildren, David Strauss, Anchorage, Alaska; Justin Strauss, Victoria, B.C.; Aaron Shakow, and Miriam Shakow, both of Boston.
Remembrances can be made to the education or Tikkun Olam Funds of either Shir Hayam, P.O. Box 11142, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 or Kol Shalom, P.O. Box 11738, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
Graveside services were Dec. 10 at Port Blakely Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.